The Art of Medieval Urbanism: Parthenay in Romanesque Aquitaine
by Maxwell, Robert A
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0271029560
- ISBN 13
- 9780271029566
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About This Item
University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2007. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. 9 1/4""w x 10 3/4""h. 376 pages. ""The Art of Medieval Urbanism examines the role of monumental sculpture and architecture in the medieval cityscape, offering a pathbreaking interpretation of the relationships among art, architecture, and the history of urbanism. In the first study of its kind, Robert Maxwell shifts attention away from the great Gothic cities of the later Middle Ages to focus on the urban context of art making in the earlier Romanesque era."" [Publisher]
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- Pistil Books Online (US)
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- Title
- The Art of Medieval Urbanism: Parthenay in Romanesque Aquitaine
- Author
- Maxwell, Robert A
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0271029560
- ISBN 13
- 9780271029566
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Place of Publication
- University Park, PA
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- XL
- Keywords
- monumental Sculpture, Architecture, Medieval Cityscape, Southwestern France
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